The Vision

A holistically healthy urban environment for all residents of eThekwini, radiating outwards from the FMPZ

Rooftop Garden

The PZ rooftop garden incorporates indigenous succulents, landscaped gardens, food landscaping, and vegetable and herb tunnels

Public Safety

Security is handled together with SAPS & Metro Police

PZ HELP DESK – 031 368 2599

Available 24/7 to all individuals, businesses and stakeholders within the city

22nd May
SACGLF NPO Collaboration Dialogue Delegates

NPO Collaboration Dialogue held at Priority Zone

SACGLF’s NPO Collaboration Dialogue set off on 21 May 2013 at the PZ Conference Centre .  It was attended by no less than 60 NGO’s where opportunity was given for issues to be raised around the proposed changes to the NPO legislation.  Michael Deegan, SAIF Chairperson and Director of Community Chest, welcomed the delegates.  He [...]

20th May
Addington Primary Support SAPS Point

SAPS Crime Awareness Drive supported by Priority Zone

by Nicholas Ndlela One hundred Security Officers working for the project I’M A CITY CHANGER made their mark as they responded to the call raised by the Point SAPS.  Members of the community, stakeholders and other interested parties were called to join SAPS in a Crime Awareness March that kicked off outside the China Mall [...]

20th May
Judy Khuzwayo

Priority Zone’s Judy Khuzwayo progresses through the ranks

Judy Khuzwayo has worked very hard to get where she is today – Facilities Co-ordinator at the Priority Zone site. Judy was a tea and cleaning lady at Super Clean Cleaning Services from 1999 to 2004.  She realised that she would have to upskill herself in order to move forward in her life and in [...]

17th May
Enforce Neville Naidoo

Security Success Stories

There is a great deal to be said about the importance of visible security in an area.  The increased presence of the Priority Zone “Green T-shirt” security guards, provided by Enforce,  is successfully lowering crime in Priority Zone’s new areas and assisting SAPS and Metro to apprehend suspects. At Albert Park on the same day, [...]

15th May
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SALI hosts Invasives Expert

Priority Zone hosted SALI, the South African Landscape Institute, Durban in the PZ conference centre today.  Warren Schmidt of Environmental Programmes was invited to speak to members and their supervisors on how best to identify alien plants and how to eradicate them.  Highlights of the presentation were the beautiful visuals presented by Warren and the [...]

10th May
Priority Zone Street Cleaner in Monty Naicker St

Priority Zone tackles Once Off Clean Up Project

Priority Zone commenced a 2 month Once-off Clean-up Project on 2nd May 2013 in conjunction with the eThekwini City Council.  More than 370 temporary jobs are being created by the project using local labour from the unemployed sector within the designated areas.  All temporary cleaners, landscapers and security have been trained and will be presented [...]

07th May
Adrian Peters : Head:Engineering at eThekwini Municipality

Day 2 of eThekwini “Clean My City” Campaign

On Friday, 3rd May 2013, the eThekwini City Manager, with Department Heads and support staff continued their clean up campaign by personally tackling the vacant land on the corner of Market Rd and the the Leo Boyd Highway which had become overrun with vagrants, litter and waste.  This area is adjacent to the railway line [...]

03rd May
City Heads Line Up

PRIORITY ZONE PILOT PROJECT IDEA ADOPTED BY THE CITY – Clean My City Campaign

words by Nicholas Ndlela On 02nd May 2013, the City Mayor and the City Manager, Heads of Line Departments, including Priority Zone Heads, all gathered at the corner of Victoria Street and Russell Street. The intention was to launch the “Clean My City” campaign with all the line departments.  According to the City Mayor, James Nxumalo, [...]

01st May
Informal conference seating 1

Conferencing at Priority Zone

    Priority Zone enjoyed hosting City Infrastructure: Planning department this week at our conference venue.  Informal seating during lunch is recycled rustic tables and chairs.  The wood for this furniture was found in a skip after the Garden & Home show 2 years ago.  So as not to let good wood go to waste, [...]

26th Apr
Priority Zone Facility Management

Priority Zone Urban Management Pilot Project features in The Metro

According to The Metro’s Draft Budget/IDP insert, 19 April – 2 May 2013,  the Priority Zone facility management and the visible streetscape maintenance and urban management has been a success.  The principle is integrated service delivery whereby contracted urban management or facilities companies, like Drake & Scull, provide top-up and management services to a prioritised [...]

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